world water week

"Taste The Waste of Water" Documentary Launched at World Water Week

Taste The Waste of Water Documentary Launched at World Water Week "Producing 1 single hamburger uses up 2,400 liters of water; If we cut our food waste by half it would have the same effect on global warming as taking half the cars off our roads". The short documentary "Taste the Waste of Water" was launched  at the World Water Week to highlight the issue of water and food waste. The short film is produced by the award-winning filmmaker Valentin  Thurn, Schnittstelle, THURN GbR, Germany for ...[READ MORE]

Multipure & Rice Family Form "Pure" Foundation

In honor of world water day, I'd like to take the time to introduce to you a new foundation. Conceived by Multipure's Executive Vice President of Administration, Jennifer Rice, the "Pure" Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to education, assistance, and health improvement. Through Multipure, and the Pure Foundation, Jennifer hopes to make a positive difference, and create a healthier world for the future. Family Education As a mother of two young children, balancing work and family ...[READ MORE]

Matt Damon & Water.org Ask For Your Help – World Water Day, March 22nd

 In honor of World Water Day coming up on Thursday, March 22, Matt Damon, actor and co-founder of Water.org, released a video today urging people to “take action by donating your voice to the cause.” He reminds us of the tragic reality that “almost 1 billion people are forced to spend countless hours scavenging for even the smallest amount of water.” But Damon’s co-founder, Gary White, brings good news: “There are solutions for this,” he says. “We just need to have the resolve to get this ...[READ MORE]

WORLD WATER DAY 2011 – Water for cities

Contestant #2 in our blog contest: Article by Thomas Bergel WORLD WATER DAY 2011 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL This album has 1 photo and will be available on SkyDrive until 5/21/2011. This is the first time in human history that most of the world’s population (3.3 billion people) live in cities and the urban landscape continues to grow.  38% of the growth is represented by expanding slums while the city populations are increasing faster than the infrastructure can adapt. THE ...[READ MORE]

Multi-Pure Donates To Celebrate World Water Week September 6th – 10th, 2010

In the time it takes you to read this post, another eight children in developing countries will have died from water-related illnesses. Despite efforts, millions continue to lack access to safe water and sanitation around the world. And even those who can access these improved sources through protected wells or other advanced systems are still at risk of being exposed to contaminated water through its unhygienic handling during transport or within the home.World Water Week is September 6th - ...[READ MORE]